Yes — completely free. We never charge families a penny, and the price you pay a funeral director is exactly the same as if you contacted them directly.
Since 2021, every UK funeral director must publish a Standardised Price List in a common format set by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). We collect those published lists and show the headline figures so they're easy to compare.
We read each funeral director's own published CMA price list, extract the figures, and run automated checks for obvious errors before showing them. We only publish a price once it passes those checks; otherwise we mark it 'price being verified'.
A direct (unattended) cremation is a cremation without a funeral service or mourners present. It's the simplest, lowest-cost option — the funeral director collects and cares for the person, and the ashes are returned to the family afterwards.
An attended funeral is the traditional option, where family and friends gather for a ceremony or service at the time of the burial or cremation. The headline price we show is an estimated all-in — the funeral director's own charges plus a typical cremation fee.
No — in England and Wales you can arrange a funeral yourself. But most families use a funeral director for support and to handle the practical and legal arrangements.
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Yes. If you run a funeral home and want your details or prices updated, email us at [email protected] and we'll put it right.
A traditional attended funeral typically costs around £2,500–£3,000 in the funeral director's own charges, before third-party fees such as the cremation or burial. A direct cremation is far cheaper — usually £1,200–£1,800, with the cremation fee included. See our funeral cost page for up-to-date median prices by area.
Funeral directors set their own charges and there's no fixed national price, so the gap between the cheapest and most expensive in a single town is often more than £1,000 for the same service. That's exactly why comparing published CMA price lists side by side is worth it.
Beyond the funeral director's own charges, you'll usually pay third-party fees you can't avoid: the cremation or burial fee, and sometimes doctors' or a minister's or celebrant's fees. Optional extras like flowers, a wake, an order of service or a memorial add more. Our headline attended figure already estimates a typical cremation fee on top of the director's charges.
You may be able to get a Funeral Expenses Payment from the government if you receive certain benefits, and some councils offer a Public Health Funeral if there's no one else to arrange it. Our guide on help paying for a funeral explains the options.
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